Man shot to death during possible gambling dispute at Birmingham apartment

A man was shot to death Sunday evening during a dispute inside an apartment of Valley Avenue in Birmingham.

Birmingham police and firefighters responded to the scene about 8:15 p.m., according to South Precinct officials. The shooting happened in the 1200 block of Beacon Parkway East at HighPointe Apartments.

The Jefferson County Coroner's Office on Monday identified the victim as Terrell Thomas Guy Jr. He lived in Adamsville, and recently turned 21.

Authorities said Sunday night that the preliminary investigation shows that the argument possibly stemmed from a disagreement over a gambling debt or a dice game. Guy was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:53 p.m.

Birmingham police spokesman Sgt. Bryan Shelton said they are still trying to sort out exactly what happened. "We have a lot of variables to consider in this investigation. Right now investigators are looking at multiple scenarios, but nothing concrete stands out,'' he said. "The bottom line is this young man is dead, and a family must deal with that."